Thursday November 1, 2012 7:45 pm

Apple releases iPhoto 9.4.2 and Aperture 3.4.2

Aside from today's iOS 6.0.1 update, Apple was so inclined to also release updates for both Aperture and iPhoto. You can grab Aperture 3.4.2 and iPhoto 9.4.2 now in the Mac App Store. Both updates include a host of new tweaks and optimizations, and we've got the full rundown after the break.

What's New in Aperture 3.4.2

Photos received via My Photo Stream or shared streams can now be added directly to other shared streams

Multiple email addresses can now be copied and pasted in the "Shared with" field for shared streams

When more than five subscribers "Like" a photo in a shared stream, all their names are now displayed correctly

The Info panel for a shared stream now includes an Unsubscribe button

The status line in the toolstrip now displays the number of new photos added to a shared stream

Faces are now properly detected on photos imported into a library from a shared stream

Adjusted photos added to shared streams are now published with EXIF metadata properly preserved

Addresses the reliability of Shared Photo Streams when switching between iPhoto and Aperture with the same library

Custom keyboard shortcuts are now properly preserved when upgrading from earlier versions of Aperture

Double-clicking a photo in Viewer-Only mode now correctly toggles to the Browser view

Addresses a problem that could prevent the Viewer from displaying images with correct color after Auto White Balance and Auto Enhance are applied

Addresses an issue that could cause JPEGs exported with a custom ICC profile to render incorrectly

A dialog now displays progress when deleting large numbers of photos using the Empty Aperture Trash command

Fixes a problem that could cause duplicate detection on import to fail when the "Auto-Split Projects" option is enabled

RAW files are no longer displayed in the Import window when the "JPEG files only" option is enabled

Key photos made from panoramic images are now displayed at high resolution

Addresses a problem that could cause the Info panel in the Inspector to display the wrong metadata view

Fixes an issue that could prevent Microsoft Outlook from being used to email photos from within Aperture

Improves stability when working with AVCHD video files

Fixes a problem with using the Zoom navigator on a second display

Addresses issues that could cause web journals to export incorrectly

Includes stability improvements

What's New in iPhoto 9.4.2

Photos now can be added to shared streams or My Photo Stream by dragging them to "Photo Stream" in the source list

Multiple email addresses can now be copied and pasted in the "Shared with" field for shared streams

When more than five subscribers "Like" a photo in a shared stream, their names are now displayed correctly

Contextual menu now includes an Import command to import all the photos contained in a shared photo stream

Addresses the reliability of Shared Photo Streams when switching between iPhoto and Aperture with the same library

Fixes an issue that could prevent Microsoft Outlook from being used to email photos from within iPhoto

Updated national holidays are available for use in printed photo calendars